Cat killing was a cruel and senseless act

Tuesday

Jun 24, 2014 at 2:00 AM

It is a cruel, heartless and mean-spirited person who would purposely take aim and then shoot at an innocent cat. Severely injured from a bone shattering bullet, her lower extremities paralyzed, bleeding and in shock, Stella instinctively tried to crawl home to her loving family. Someone had wanted to kill, but Stella wanted to live. "It was just a cat," some might dismissively say.

June 23 — To the Editor:

It is a cruel, heartless and mean-spirited person who would purposely take aim and then shoot at an innocent cat. Severely injured from a bone shattering bullet, her lower extremities paralyzed, bleeding and in shock, Stella instinctively tried to crawl home to her loving family. Someone had wanted to kill, but Stella wanted to live. "It was just a cat," some might dismissively say.

Many would suggest that this violent act is only one of many good reasons why domestic cats should be kept strictly as indoor pets and not allowed to be alone outside. As a cat owner myself, I do not dispute such sound advice, but that is not the bigger issue here at hand today.

What is the face of this cowardly, reckless individual who resides somewhere in our small community? What kind of implausible satisfaction could possibly be derived from randomly taking the life of another living creature? I have no acceptable answer. Surely a little short-haired, multicolored domestic cat could not have posed a threat menacing enough to warrant such an act of violence. What is next? Perhaps a dog, a child or a neighbor in the wrong place at the wrong time? A life is a life. Once taken, it can never be returned. So, "it was just a cat," you say?

A $1,000 reward has been posted for the apprehension and arrest of the cat killer who lives somewhere in our neighborhood. It is my hope that this misguided individual is quickly apprehended and brought to justice before there is yet another senseless killing of a defenseless creature.

To the Mong family, I offer my deepest sympathy for the loss of your beloved and cherished kitty, Stella.

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